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‘They think they own the place’ (1994)
Tessa (Pamela Rabe) and her sister Kate (Linden Wilkinson) arrive at the old family home on the shores of Botany Bay. They are greeted by Auntie Beryl (Rita Bruce), the Aboriginal neighbour, and her granddaughter Millie (Olivia Patten), who is ... [read more]
Performing on the beach (1939)
Wearing what looks to be Christmas decorations around her neck, a female dancer, crouched on a rock, alerts her sleeping friend to something out to sea. A man carrying an unconscious woman emerges from the waves. He tries to revive ... [read more]
The shoes of the fisherman (2007)
The fishermen have split up after Ramelan caused the boat to sink. Muluk (Sawung Jabo) assures his nephew Abdu (Arif Hidayat) that Ramelan (Srisacd Sacdpraseuth) can look after himself. In the desert, Youssif (Rodney Afif) and Arun (Kenneth Moraleda) find ... [read more]
The white ‘invaders’ rule instead (1928)
The Duke of York opens the new Parliament House in Canberra on 9 May 1927, before assembled dignitaries. His speech recalls the great men who worked to federate Australia and the ‘gallant men and women who laid down their lives ... [read more]
Continuing the discussion (1999)
The Reconciliation Learning Circle group have just held their last meeting at a social venue. As they get up and disperse, an Indigenous man speaking in voice-over predicts that the group members will now go back to their busy lives ... [read more]
‘Tell the past of the future they’ve made’ (1985)
Mike (Daniel Cordeaux) and Katrin (Rebecca Rigg) arrive on the island, but Katrin is very sick. Mother Teresa (Jeanie Drynan) tells Mike that she knows he comes from the past and that he will have to go back. But Mike ... [read more]
The Royal Easter Show (1940)
This clip captures the atmosphere of Sydney’s Royal Easter Agricultural Show. It includes footage of novelty stores, the woodchopping competition, equestrian events, the sideshows and the show rides. A male voice-over narrates the clip. [read more]
Save us from the woodchip mill! (1992)
This introductory song and animated sequence gives the back story to the series. Blinky (Robyn Moore) and his friends live in the idyllic little bush town of Greenpatch which, suddenly one night, is logged by bandit loggers and the trees ... [read more]
Unusual pets (1989)
Vali introduces her eel and frog and speaks about how the frog needs to be treated. [read more]
You’re a loser (1992)
Hando (Russell Crowe) hits Gabe (Jacqueline McKenzie) after she calls him a loser. Davey (Daniel Pollock) goes after her as she leaves. The youngest member of the gang, Bubs (James McKenna), is upset that Davey wants to leave the gang. ... [read more]
‘You’re safe now’ (1980)
An injured Heinrich (Ross Thompson) collapses at the holiday house of Larry (Steve Bisley) and Carmel (Arna-Maria Winchester). Heinrich experiences nightmares of the incident at the WALDO nuclear facility. [read more]
The last journey (1985)
The final journey of the New South Wales TPO (Travelling Post Office) is underway. The officers carry out their duties for the last time and talk about their days on the service. [read more]
It’s all image (2002)
Emerging film producers Jason Gooden and Julian Saggers move into prestigious offices in the hope that they can finish and market their feature film. The film’s first director is invited to a screening of a new cut of the film. ... [read more]
‘I’d back her next season’ (1949)
Sam Curzon (Charles Tingwell) repays the money he stole from father WJ (Charles Randall) and mother Laura (Muriel Steinbeck). Surrounded by her family, June (Nonnie Peifer) attempts to walk for the first time since her accident. Hugh Duncan (James Workman) ... [read more]
The promised land (1977)
While Miss Harrington (Jeune Pritchard) and Captain McEwan (Martin Phelan) talk about the future of the colony, the convict women dream of escaping it, to a safer world 'over the mountains’. [read more]
‘It’s a rather delicate matter’ (1976)
Arnold (Jeff Kevin) has a heart-to-heart chat with Norma (Sheila Kennelly) about Rhonda. [read more]
Motivation to compete (1988)
In this clip Michael Talbot, acting deputy state manager of New South Wales, talks about Australia Post’s new private business competitors and how the organisation is dealing with becoming a commercially based enterprise. [read more]
The food of understanding (1977)
Dot (voiced by Barbara Frawley) has become lost in the forest, but a large red kangaroo (Joan Bruce) takes pity on her. The kangaroo gives her some roots to eat. This allows her to understand animal language. Dot enjoys the ... [read more]
Not your usual Chinese restaurant (2004)
This restaurant in Ballina, NSW, is not your usual country town Chinese restaurant with its ubiquitous sweet and sour, but a Chinese restaurant that features its owners’ locally grown lotus, a member of the waterlily family. [read more]
‘Beer for the workers’ (1972)
As the office picnic progresses into the night, the partygoers get drunker, exposing simmering tensions. Clyde, a frustrated musician, tangles with a drunken colleague (Byron Kennedy), then punches the youngest member of staff, Peter (Philip Deamer), who leaves with his ... [read more]
